Quranic root
ص ب و
ṣād bā wāw
- Occurrences
- 3
- Verses
- 3
- Word forms
- 2
- Buckwalter
- Sbw
2 lemmas from this root
The dictionary words this root produces, with how often each occurs.
- صَبِيّ 2
- أَصْبُ 1
Word forms
Every surface form this root takes in the Quran.
- صبيۭا 2
- اصب 1
Themes
The themes most often carried by the verses this root appears in.
Verses
All 3 verses containing this root, in mushaf order.
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَيْهِ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّى كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ
Joseph said, ‘My Lord! I would prefer prison to what these women are calling me to do. If You do not protect me from their treachery, I shall yield to them and do wrong,’
يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا
[We said], ‘John, hold on to the Scripture firmly.’ While he was still a boy, We granted him wisdom,
فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِى ٱلْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا
She pointed at him. They said, ‘How can we converse with an infant?’